They Sent the Quiet Old Woman to the Back of the Ballroom. Then the General Revealed the One Name the Colonel Had Spent Her Whole Life Trying to Forget.
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Chapter 17 - The Best Seat in the RoomEthan was already at Table 18.
But he wasn't carrying coffee.
He wore a suit.
Margaret stopped.
"What happened to you?"
He grinned.
"I got an internship with the foundation."
"That seems irresponsible."
"They blamed you."
"Of course they did."
Vanessa arrived moments later in formal uniform.
When she saw Margaret sitting beside the kitchen, she began laughing.
"A year ago," Vanessa said, "I thought this was the worst seat in the ballroom."
Margaret looked around.
A sergeant and his wife sat nearby.
A scholarship student was showing her mother a college acceptance email.
Ethan was discussing his internship.
Margaret smiled.
"And now?"
May you like
Vanessa pulled out the chair beside her.
"Now I know I was wrong about more than one thing."
